Hidden Corners

Li Chengyi often visited the mountains of the Faceless Sword Sect, which were small villages mixed in the mountains and forests. Occasionally, there were many rest houses built by the mountain disciples and deacons, like small villas in the mountains, scattered in the woods.

The sea of ​​trees sways, and from time to time you can see well-decorated lofts in the style of wealthy families, which are unusually abrupt in the desolate mountains.

At this time, at the gate of the Sword Sect, Kui Ling and several attendants sent Li Chengyi outside.

Outside the mountain gate, there is a huge light blue shield hanging down, covering the entire sword sect.

An inexplicable force completely protects all the buildings here.

Li Chengyi and the other training disciples stood in front of the huge mountain gate, surrounded by parents who were preparing to send them out.

After Kui Ling greeted the other parents, her attention was also focused on Li Chengyi.

"According to the rules, I cannot accompany you to protect you. You must complete the experience alone. The location is specified. Go to the other three sects for a circle, obtain the marks from the disciples of other sects, and then circle back to complete the process. In the middle, you must go to the specified city to complete a round. A trial mission." Kui Ling showed a hint of worry.

"But don't worry, the trial tasks are very simple. For example, your senior sister Yunchen's task back then was to buy a hundred candied haws that were half eaten by others. This was to increase contact with the mortal world. Most of the tasks are based on The live broadcast is released casually, even if it is the most difficult, which is to capture the fleeing monsters, the monsters will not be strong, so you can practice your skills."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Li Chengyi nodded.

"Just being careful is not enough." Kui Ling thought for a moment and took off a string of green beads from her chest that she had worn for a long time.

"Here's this for you. Remember not to take it off. Wear it even when you take a shower."

"What's this?"

"The life-saving thing can force you back to the sect when you encounter extreme life danger, but it can only be used once. Be sure to cherish it." Kui Ling said softly.

"In addition, remember to use your sword sparingly, but when you are out and about, sometimes you need to use your weapon after all. I am here"

She then took a pure white slender straight sword with a pink tassel from Senior Brother Tie Zhou on the side, and placed it in Li Chengyi's hand.

"This is the Dingyuan Sword. I used it for training when I was young. It has three sword intentions that I refined. You can use it as an ordinary weapon on weekdays. When needed, you can also activate the sword intention with your thoughts. Remember not to activate it easily. If the power is too strong, it may cause serious accidental injuries.”

"How strong is my mother's sword intention? I mean the range?" Li Chengyi said that he had never seen how powerful Taoist Kuiling was.

At this time, I couldn't help but ask.

"Well," Kui Ling blinked and thought for a moment, "The first one is an ordinary sword intention, and it's not very powerful. If you are worried, you can leave and find an open place to try. But the next two are The power increases, so be careful."

"yes."

Then, Kui Lingyou gave instructions to other messy things.

I was afraid that Li Chengyi would suffer a loss outside.

Some more cheerful parents have already let people go.

The training tasks are not only performed by direct disciples, but also by all disciples. Therefore, most of the disciples coming down the mountain are young Taoists who have just started.

The number is around thirty-five.

By the time Kui Ling finished his instructions, it was almost dark.

There were not many experienced disciples left on the mountain. Seeing that there was no time, Kui Ling gently patted Yun Chen aside.

Biu!

Yun Chen whistled, and suddenly a huge white crane, which was as tall as two people and with a wingspan of six meters, fell from the sky and landed gently in front of a few people.

"Xiao Ji, please send the white deer down the mountain this time." Yun Chen said softly, touching the feathers of the white crane.

Bai He raised his head and shouted, then turned to look at Li Chengyi.

"Below the mountain is Kuiyuan City eight hundred miles to the east, Shangxi Town a thousand miles to the west, and Fengwei Mountain to the south. Do you have a detailed plan?" Yun Chen looked at Li Chengyi.

"Yes, already." Li Chengyi nodded.

"Okay, let's go up." Kui Ling rubbed his antlers one last time.

Li Chengyi turned over and jumped, riding lightly on Bai He's back.

Baihe Xiaoji flapped his wings and soared into the sky, more than ten meters into the air. After circling in the air, he dived and flew down the mountain.

Li Chengyi looked back in mid-air and saw Kui Ling and three others looking at him from a distance, standing motionless in front of the mountain gate.

As the distance grew farther, the air flow continued to blow his hair.

After not cutting his hair for several years, Li Chengyi's long hair almost reached his waist, and was blown back by the wind.

Sitting on the white crane, he hugged the slender neck of the crane and looked down at the mountains and forests passing quickly below.

The mountains and forests around the Faceless Sword Sect were quickly left behind, crossing the abyss cliff that served as the dividing line. The outside world is a huge area belonging to this dead-end world.

"Bailu, how about I take you directly to the first stop of the four sects, Shangqing City?" A clear female voice came into Li Chengyi's mind.

It's Xiaoji. It is also a spiritual beast of the Sword Sect and one of the disciples who practices the Faceless Sword Art.

"Is it okay?" Li Chengyi asked.

"Of course, but I can only send you to the first stop. After that, you have to rely on yourself." Xiao Ji replied.

"Okay, thank you Xiaoji, I'll treat you to a feast of insects later." Li Chengyi said with a smile.

"Then I will remember it." Xiao Ji replied with a smile.

After staying in the Faceless Sword Sect for so long, Li Chengyi naturally did nothing.

He also learned a lot about this blind world.

The specific area of ​​the entire Panguang is not much different than that of the Earth and the Moon, but the Panguang does not represent the entire blind spot. Instead, the areas governed by the four factions were collectively called Panguang.

Beyond Panguang, there is a large unknown area, which is wild and dangerous and where all kinds of strange beasts emerge in endlessly. Under the protection of the four factions, humans have established empires of various sizes.

The so-called four sects refer to the first Qing Mu Sword Sect, the second Shuijian Sect, the third Yuheng Sect, and the fourth Faceless Sword Sect.

Among them, the Shuiyue Sect is a sect founded by pure spirit beasts, and most of its disciples are various spirit beasts.

"Speaking of it, Xiaoji, have you ever seen a real monster? I've been in the mountains for so long and I haven't seen a single monster." Li Chengyi was a little curious.

"Many of the demonic beasts are raised in designated places. They are different from our spiritual beasts. You know that in Panguang, practicing any technique will have huge side effects, and these side effects must be transferred out by various means. And pass it on to The same race was too cruel, so many seniors thought of a way."

Xiaoji explained.

"That is to open up spiritual wisdom for many beasts, and in exchange, pass on the side effects of the skills to them as a price. This is the origin of the monster beasts."

"That's it." Li Chengyi understood clearly.

"The number and strength of monsters are actually determined by the number of practitioners. For example, in our Faceless Sword Sect, everyone who practices Holy Spirit Skills must find at least seven monsters to serve as Holy Infants. Generally, Holy Infant Monsters will In the end, Madness loses his mind and is killed. Unless you are very lucky and can meet a genius who has complete control over his own mind, in which case he can still get help that can help him."

Xiaoji also felt a little emotional when he talked about monsters.

"Speaking of which, the monsters are actually created by us cultivators. We gave them a chance, but this chance is full of thorns and dangers, and every drink and peck is a sure thing."

"How can there be so many days?" Li Chengyi retorted, "If the number of days is so magical, wouldn't it be better for everyone to stop working hard and just rely on the number of days to live?"

"You're still young." Xiao Ji smiled and did not refute.

Although she sounds young, she is actually hundreds of years old.

The white crane spread its wings and flew across the sky at an extremely fast speed. Li Chengyi estimated that it was between three times and four times the speed of sound.

And just like the blood element, Baihe also has a layer of transparent power covering his whole body, which will not cause sonic booms due to friction with the air.

Sitting on the back of the white crane, the mountains and forests are one after another. I don’t know how long it has passed.

The sky finally turned completely dark, the bright moon hung high, and from time to time there were groups of frightened birds escaping in panic.

Behemoths like Xiaoji are also top predators in nature.

Li Chengyi also saw several black eagles and golden eagles being frightened and turning away from a distance.

"There's a fight down there." Suddenly Xiaoji spoke up.

Li Chengyi immediately lowered his head and looked down at the ground from the side of the crane's neck.

Sure enough, I saw two experienced disciples of the Sword Sect who were in a team fighting with a giant black wolf with black smoke coming out of its eyes.

The giant wolf was five to six meters long and two meters high. It had thick black fur all over its body and red flames faintly steaming from its four legs. It looks quite fierce.

"That's the Shadow Red Wolf. It's one of the more monsters in the nearby mountains, but it's not a native monster. It belongs to a group of three generations or below." Xiaoji said.

Li Chengyi responded and watched the two disciples who joined forces spread out their footwork. Their figures quickly moved around the Shadow Red Wolf, and from time to time a piercing cyan sword light erupted.

When the sword light hit the giant wolf, it could only make a small wound.

Looking from top to bottom, it looks like two small bugs flying around a big guy, causing all kinds of harassment.

Li Chengyi noticed that the two experienced disciples who took action were both ordinary disciples of the Sword Sect, and they seemed to be around twenty-three or four years old.

In each hand is a unified sect sword.

The movement skills of the two people are unfolding, and their speed is not weak. They can move dozens of meters per second, which is already very powerful in the eyes of ordinary people.

But in the eyes of direct disciples, any direct disciple can almost touch the threshold of the speed of sound.

The difference between the two is huge.

"Let's go. It seems they have no problem, they just need time to win." Li Chengyi said.

"good."

Xiaoji flapped his wings and continued to shoot away into the distance.

Soon, half an hour later, Xiao Ji landed gently on the edge of a huge, brightly lit city.

At night, the sky above was filled with stars.

Li Chengyi turned over and landed on the ground, cupping his fists towards Xiao Ji to thank him.

The white crane chirped loudly, turned around, flapped its wings and flew away.

Standing in the mountain forest, Li Chengyi looked at the huge city not far away. There was Shangqing City, which was also the closest city to Mu Zong of the Qing Dynasty.

“It’s time to see what the city here is like.”

He raised his feet and was about to walk that way.

Suddenly, there were sounds of fighting in the distance, mixed with the sound of weapons clashing.

Li Chengyi was too lazy to pay attention and was about to leave. Suddenly he seemed to sense something, his face moved slightly, his body flashed, and he suddenly rushed over there.

A few hundred meters away in an instant.

Soon, a clearing in the woods was suddenly knocked out.

A group of tall men with black antlers on their foreheads were fighting with two giant black wolves whose heads and legs were burning with blue flames.

The giant wolf is much smaller than the previous Shadow Red Wolf, and its speed is also much slower.

Of course, these men with antlers on their foreheads are also much weaker. At least they are jumping around, but they don't dare to confront the giant wolf head-on.

The movement speed is also quite clumsy, far inferior to the two ordinary disciples who have experienced it before.

It looks like he is at the level of an ordinary martial artist who has practiced some martial arts.

When he saw the two giant wolves with four legs burning with flames, Li Chengyi immediately thought of his information.

'Blue fire wolf, also called rotten wolf, eats dry meat, has a very poor taste, and has a strong fecundity. There are dozens of animals in a litter. It is a source of garbage meat that even spiritual beasts do not eat in the mountains. It is usually used to feed pets. .'

The strength of these men with black antlers, that is, ordinary people with greater strength and speed, Li Chengyi looked at, was slightly beyond the limits of the human body.

‘Perhaps I should make an overall strength evaluation system to determine the different levels and difficulties of blind spots. ’

Li Chengyi looked at the fight between the two sides and had an idea in his mind.